Study: Drugs Protect Monkeys From Ebola: “
Scientists developing a drug against the Ebola virus
U.S. government researchers working to find ways to treat the highly deadly Ebola virus said on Sunday a new approach from AVI BioPharma Inc saved monkeys after they were infected.
Two experimental treatments protected more than 60 percent of monkeys infected with Ebola [...]
Monkeys Exhibit the Same Economic Irrationality As Us: “grrlscientist writes ‘Laurie Santos is trying to find the roots of human irrationality by watching the way our primates make decisions. This video documents a clever series of experiments in ‘monkeynomics’ and shows that some of the stupid decisions we make are made by our primate relatives [...]
Orangutans Use Mime To Communicate: “
Orangutans, of their own volition, act out incredibly detailed scenarios with their bodies, using the pantomime to communicate with humans and other apes, according to a new study.
The study, published in the latest Royal Society Biology Letters, adds to the growing body of evidence that orangutan mini charade-like displays feature [...]
Scientists Discover New Bearded Monkey: “
Callicebus caquetensisis
Scientists Thomas Defler, Marta Bueno and Javier García have discovered a new species of monkey in the Caquetá region of southern Colombia. The region, which is part of the Amazon rainforest, had been inaccessible for years due to a violent insurgence.
The violence subsided three years ago, allowing García–a native [...]
When chimpanzees attack humans: Loss of habitat may lead to increased conflict: “Scientists from Japan, studying chimpanzees in Guinea, have published research revealing why nonhuman primates attack humans and what preventive measures can be taken. The study suggests that while rare, attacks by primates on humans may increase as wild habitat is increasingly converted for [...]
Two Teens Arrested Over Monkey Thefts: “Police have arrested two teenagers over the theft of eight monkeys from a wildlife park at Helensburgh, south of Sydney.
On Sunday 30 May this year, four Cotton Top Tamarins and four Pygmy Marmoset monkeys were removed from their cages and stolen from the park in Lawrence Hargrave Drive.
Two days [...]
Monkey Controlled Robot Reaches New Level Of Complexity: “In a remarkable demonstration of brain-machine interface technology, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have taught a monkey to use just its thoughts to control an advanced robotic arm and perform elaborate maneuvers with it.
It’s not the first time a monkey with sensors implanted in its brains [...]
11-Million-Year-Old Primate Discovered In Garbage Dump: “A garbage dump in Catalonia, Spain, has just yielded an eleven-million-year-old new primate, according to the science news service SINC.
Named Pliopithecus canmatensis, after the site (Can Mata in the Vallès-Penedès basin), the primate belonged to an extinct family of Old World monkeys, Catarrhini, which dispersed from Africa to Eurasia.
The [...]
Fugitive Monkey Makes Another Appearance In St. Pete: “The elusive monkey that has become a media sensation has been sighted once again, this time in St. Petersburg, and the video images of the wily simian are better than ever.
Rick Coffey spotted the rhesus macaque Saturday outside his home on Serpentine Drive in St. Petersburg.
Authorities don’t [...]
Monkey Again Bites Owner In Chesapeake: “A Chesapeake man has been bitten by his monkey for the second time in two weeks.
Animal Control, police, and paramedics were called to the home of 60-year-old Joseph ‘Babe’ Hamric about 10:00 p.m. Monday, where they found Hamric injured.
Hamric was taken to the hospital and treated for bites to [...]
